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THE LIGHT HEAVINESS AND OTHER WAYS TO WORRY ABOUT ART
Curated by Shaltai Editions
Alexander Kutovoy, Boris Orlov and Alexander Povzner are museum-level artists who present NFT works for the first time.
Each piece has been conceptually developed by an artist and can be a great start or a worthy addition to an existing NFT collection. The release of the drop is timed to coincide with the Cosmoscow international contemporary art fair, which is taking place in Moscow, Russia.
The artists created digital artworks that became a continuation of their limited editions prints curated by Shaltai Editions gallery.
Alexander Kutovoy is the youngest of the presented artists. His works are in the collection of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. He created a 3D object assembled from various objects that together form a figure. Bright and a little psychedelic objects like a constructor, come together in one whole.
The heavyweight of Russian contemporary art Boris Orlov entered the world of digital art with a black and white image that is familiar to his work. His video artwork is a collage made up of photographs from the times of the USSR and black and red Khokhloma, a type of pattern in Russian culture.
Alexander Povzner decided to step into the world of NFT with the application. It works as a filter for photos, the owner of the work can take a selfie with a webcam through a bubble wrap filter, and share it with friends and subscribers.
Boris Orlov, Alexander Povzner and Alexander Kutovoy are artists of different generations, but they are united by a strict academic education and a passion for sculpture. With years of experience and skill in working with three dimensions and creating physical objects, these artists have penetrated the limitless territory of the Internet.
If you want to start a collection of contemporary artists whose work is kept at MOMA in New York, the Tate Gallery in London and the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, don't miss this opportunity!
Each piece has been conceptually developed by an artist and can be a great start or a worthy addition to an existing NFT collection. The release of the drop is timed to coincide with the Cosmoscow international contemporary art fair, which is taking place in Moscow, Russia.
The artists created digital artworks that became a continuation of their limited editions prints curated by Shaltai Editions gallery.
Alexander Kutovoy is the youngest of the presented artists. His works are in the collection of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. He created a 3D object assembled from various objects that together form a figure. Bright and a little psychedelic objects like a constructor, come together in one whole.
The heavyweight of Russian contemporary art Boris Orlov entered the world of digital art with a black and white image that is familiar to his work. His video artwork is a collage made up of photographs from the times of the USSR and black and red Khokhloma, a type of pattern in Russian culture.
Alexander Povzner decided to step into the world of NFT with the application. It works as a filter for photos, the owner of the work can take a selfie with a webcam through a bubble wrap filter, and share it with friends and subscribers.
Boris Orlov, Alexander Povzner and Alexander Kutovoy are artists of different generations, but they are united by a strict academic education and a passion for sculpture. With years of experience and skill in working with three dimensions and creating physical objects, these artists have penetrated the limitless territory of the Internet.
If you want to start a collection of contemporary artists whose work is kept at MOMA in New York, the Tate Gallery in London and the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, don't miss this opportunity!
Alexander Kutovoy
It's Hard to Think about Anything Else. Origin, 2021
'It's Hard to Think about Anything Else' series
Edition of 7 + AP
'It's Hard to Think about Anything Else' series
Edition of 7 + AP
$
290
$
400
About the artwork:
The 3D object of Alexander Kutovoy is a figure composed of various elements of his silk-screen triptych 'It's hard to think about something else'. The constructor brought together objects from a wide variety of contexts, connecting online and offline worlds. Here, too, man is a graphically verified Colossus; there is also a unicorn copying a weapon from the shooter Red Faction: Armageddon. The artist's thought collects seemingly random elements into a single integral figure that suddenly comes to life in the spaces of the digital world.
The 3D object of Alexander Kutovoy is a figure composed of various elements of his silk-screen triptych 'It's hard to think about something else'. The constructor brought together objects from a wide variety of contexts, connecting online and offline worlds. Here, too, man is a graphically verified Colossus; there is also a unicorn copying a weapon from the shooter Red Faction: Armageddon. The artist's thought collects seemingly random elements into a single integral figure that suddenly comes to life in the spaces of the digital world.
Boris Orlov
Untitled, 2021
'Peasant. Ruthless Chronos' series
Edition of 5
'Peasant. Ruthless Chronos' series
Edition of 5
$
$
About the artwork:
The animation by Boris Orlov is based on a series of silk-screen prints 'Peasant. Ruthless Chronos' (2021). The collage is made up of photographs from the time of the USSR and a black and red pattern typical for the artist's artworks. In animation, the pattern comes to life and begins to cover the black and white image uncontrollably. This work can be called a kind of virus introduced into the virtual world to inoculate him with likes.
The animation by Boris Orlov is based on a series of silk-screen prints 'Peasant. Ruthless Chronos' (2021). The collage is made up of photographs from the time of the USSR and a black and red pattern typical for the artist's artworks. In animation, the pattern comes to life and begins to cover the black and white image uncontrollably. This work can be called a kind of virus introduced into the virtual world to inoculate him with likes.
Alexander Povzner
Untitled, 2021
'Save & Protect' series
Edition of 10
'Save & Protect' series
Edition of 10
$
290
$
400
About the artwork:
Alexander Povzner's artwork is a computer program that allows the user to take a picture using a webcam and send the picture to any recipient by email. By purchasing a token, the user gets the right to download this application to his computer. Entering online, into the social media spaces of the self-portrait dictatorship, the artist brings his own filter to them. All photos taken can be posted on any platform (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter).
Important! The application is only compatible with the Windows operating system and is intended for use exclusively on a computer. The app cannot be installed on a smartphone.
Alexander Povzner's artwork is a computer program that allows the user to take a picture using a webcam and send the picture to any recipient by email. By purchasing a token, the user gets the right to download this application to his computer. Entering online, into the social media spaces of the self-portrait dictatorship, the artist brings his own filter to them. All photos taken can be posted on any platform (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter).
Important! The application is only compatible with the Windows operating system and is intended for use exclusively on a computer. The app cannot be installed on a smartphone.
ABOUT ARTISTS
ALEXANDER KUTOVOY
BORIS ORLOV
ALEXANDER POVZNER
Alexander Povzner was born in Moscow in 1976. Born in a family of artists, Alexander was practically born in the midst of art. He spent his childhood in the workshop of his mother, Valeria Dobrokhotova.
For the next ten years he worked independently until he entered the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Povzner's art is in many ways an attempt to understand his own inner world, his life and freedom. Now Povzner is engaged in sculpture and consistently, step by step, declares himself as one of the most powerful artists of his generation. Participant of the Manifesta biennial (2014).
Lives and works in Moscow.
For the next ten years he worked independently until he entered the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Povzner's art is in many ways an attempt to understand his own inner world, his life and freedom. Now Povzner is engaged in sculpture and consistently, step by step, declares himself as one of the most powerful artists of his generation. Participant of the Manifesta biennial (2014).
Lives and works in Moscow.
More about the artist:
Boris Orlov was born in Khimki in 1941. He graduated from the Moscow Higher School of Industrial Art, department of monumental and decorative sculpture. He was the organizer of evenings and one-day exhibitions at the Sculptors' Club in the Artist's House on Kuznetsky Most. He was one of the organizers of the First Creative Association of Moscow Artists.
In his art, Orlov works with the Soviet paradigm of heroism, he explores the totalitarian model of power. His ironic imperial style is intertwined with the avant-garde elements. Orlov's Khokhloma patterns swallow up black-and-white historical war photographs like "ruthless Chronos".
The artist's works are presented in the collections of major Russian and foreign museums: among them the Solomon Guggenheim Museum, MOMA in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the State Tretyakov Gallery and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.
Lives and works in Moscow.
In his art, Orlov works with the Soviet paradigm of heroism, he explores the totalitarian model of power. His ironic imperial style is intertwined with the avant-garde elements. Orlov's Khokhloma patterns swallow up black-and-white historical war photographs like "ruthless Chronos".
The artist's works are presented in the collections of major Russian and foreign museums: among them the Solomon Guggenheim Museum, MOMA in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the State Tretyakov Gallery and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.
Lives and works in Moscow.
More about the artist:
Alexander Kutovoy was born in 1983 in Cherkassy, Ukraine. He graduated from the faculty of sculpture of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kiev, continued his studies at the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia.
Kutovoy works mainly with sculpture, using both traditional materials — clay and bronze, as well as new technologies — 3D printing. In his artistic practice, he explores the life forms of monumental sculpture in the contemporary world and in the human consciousness and reflects on the theme of his childhood memories.
Kutovoy's works are presented in the collection of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art.
Kutovoy works mainly with sculpture, using both traditional materials — clay and bronze, as well as new technologies — 3D printing. In his artistic practice, he explores the life forms of monumental sculpture in the contemporary world and in the human consciousness and reflects on the theme of his childhood memories.
Kutovoy's works are presented in the collection of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art.
More about the artist:
